By Ovat Abeng
Barely two days after the leadership of the Nigerian Labour Congress NLC suspended it hunger protest across the country, eight Anambra State House of Assembly lawmakers, under the Labour Party (LP), has called on President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, the 36 state governors including the State Governor, Chukwuma Charles Soludo to suspend work on all other sectors including infrastructure for the next six months and declare state of emergency on security and hunger in the nation.
The lawmakers also announced their plans to relinquish their basic salary for six months to alleviate the suffering of the masses.
Their position were contained in a communique jointly signed and made available to Journalists in Awka on Thursday, by the eight lawmakers; Hon. Nkechi Ogbuefi, Comrade Nigeria Henry Mbachu, Hon Jude Ifeanyi Umennajiego, Hon Fred Ezenwa, Hon Kingsley Udemezue, Hon Justice Azuka, Hon Paul Obi and Hon Patrick Okafor, shortly after their emergency caucus meeting sitting at the State Assembly complex.
The LP lawmakers in the communique advise the Federal and State governments as follows:
“That His Excellency, Mr. Bola Ahmed Tinubu should suspend work on all other sectors including infrastructure for the next six months and declare state of emergency on security and hunger in the nation.
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“All State governors including our dear governor Prof. Charles Chukwuma Soludo to suspend all infrastructural development in their various States for the next six months and declare state of emergency on security and hunger.
“We, the Labour Party House of Assembly members will relinquish our basic salary for six months to be our contribution to alleviate the suffering of the masses.
“In conclusion, we all know that campaign is over and election is over. Majority of Nigerians are suffering. People are dying every day as a result of hunger and insecurity. Thus, there is need for the Federal government and State Governments to adhere to the advice given by our leader Mr. Peter Obi. We must commend our leader His Excellency Mr. Peter Gregory Obi for this selfless effort to ensure the stability and growth of our Nation.
“It really shows that he is committed to make this nation a better place for all of us.
“To the masses, hope is a virtue; we must sustain hope. That is the currency for better tomorrow,” the communique ends.